Disclaimer: All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Disclaimer: All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
TANGIPAHOA PARISH, La. (WGNO) — The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office has asked for the public’s help locating an inmate who allegedly walked off a work site Thursday morning, Feb. 20.
Deputies said around 7:30 a.m. they were alerted that 35-year-old Markel Alexander was seen leaving his job site in the 500 block of Railroad Avenue in Kentwood after getting into a black sedan.
Alexander is a New Orleans native and had been serving a four year sentence on charges of possession of distribution with intent distribute and resisting an officer.
He was enrolled in a program that allowed Department of Corrections inmates to work jobs outside the jail.
TPSO deputies said they are working with surrounding law enforcement agencies to actively search for Alexander.
Anyone with information on Alexander can call 911 or the jail at 985-748-8147.
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